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Flying Duck
PsyKotic Waterfowl
Joined: 27 Jan 2005
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Location: Bumf***, WA
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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: Camera whoring to California |
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I saw three major accidents on I-5. They had all four lanes closed for half an hour on this one. I think it was a fatality. A small Mercedes somehow got sideways and was T-boned right at the driver's door at 75mph by a Jap car. 
Some dipstick who couldn't be bothered to drive 50 yards up the shoulder to use the emergnecy vehicle turnaround.  He got stuck.
One of the other accidents was a sleet storm that instantly left 1/3" of sleet onthe roadway. A van then flew across the median and through opposing traffic, hit one car and then kept going off of the other side of the roadway. I think he just clipped one front bumper - lucky guy. If I'd been there 10 minutes earlier....
I didn't take any more pictures until Sunday morning.
I freeloaded near Eureka at the house of a guy from the ADV board. There was another guy from Seattle freeloading there too.
One of my favorite signs - the start of Hwy 1 from Leggett down to the coast. Wheeeeee!  I'll have to ride back up this road in the very near future. DANG!
The coast at last.
The town of Point Arena
YIKES! Dinosaurs!
I was stopped for Coke break. This guy on a bicycle rode up and asked me for change.
My helmet - this bee had a very bad day on Sunday.
Hmmm... no traffic and an endless twisty road - life sucks sometimes.
I wouldn't trust a shop with a name like this:
The coast from Pt. Reyes. Sure was windy out there.
Gee, aren't they cute? 
Baby needs new shoes!
Baby got new shoes.
Tuesday morning - ready to rock and roll...
Riding pillion:
Pigeon Point Lighthouse:
It looks like it's going to be another sucky day.
Another one of my favorite signs - heading south out of Carmel towards Big Sur:
Bixby Bridge panorama shot:
Point Sur:
Poser shot:
Where I saw some migrating gray whales.
Lazy sea lions
Riding pillion again:
Mmmmmm...58.....
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owrstrich
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Joined: 29 Oct 2006
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Location: CheezConsin
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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beautiful as always...
we are in tulare... can see the snow covered sierras... going to ride the foothills today... just waiting for that crazy wench the get her ch1t together...
although i dont have any pictures... i adjusted my valves... did a throttle sync... did a spline lube... did a brake pad change... replaced my rotor bobbins... installed a hid... realigned my bagster holes... detailed the bug eye brick... and armoralled my seat... all this morning... i did it all myself... trying to save money for a stock muffler with only 14k on it...
take care of pops and go get a proper palomar photo... one with yourn visor down...
johnny
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Off the grid
Chaotic Good
Joined: 05 Jul 2006
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Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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/envy
Some great shots in there.
Still have the staintune on the LT? I thought it was black.
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Flying Duck
PsyKotic Waterfowl
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Location: Bumf***, WA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| owrstrich wrote: | take care of pops and go get a proper palomar photo... one with yourn visor down...
johnny |
My dad's fine. Everything went great and he was out of the hospital the next morning. It's pretty amazing that they can ram a tube up your femural artery and plant a stent in your heart, huh? Then you're up and about the next day.
What visor? If it's not raining I wear a half helmet on the LT. Full face helmets are for wimps who plan to crash. (That's a joke BTW.)
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Flying Duck
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| Off the grid wrote: | /envy
Some great shots in there.
Still have the staintune on the LT? I thought it was black. |
I have a Staintune on each bike. The one on the RS is black.
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Forgot the well wishes for Duckdad.
But given the stuff his offspring is made of, I had no doubt he would do great.
He slim like you Drake?
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | Forgot the well wishes for Duckdad.
But given the stuff his offspring is made of, I had no doubt he would do great.
He slim like you Drake? |
Yes, and the correct term is svelte.
| Quote: | svelte /svɛlt, sfɛlt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[svelt, sfelt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, svelt·er, svelt·est. 1. slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe. |
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91 K1
86 custom K100
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doug
Big Brick Rider
Joined: 26 Apr 2006
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Location: Cork, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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I love the pictures of the Whales
But we believe you - really we do
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Flying Duck
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| doug wrote: | I love the pictures of the Whales
But we believe you - really we do |
My digital camera only has a 2x optical zoom. Caprturing whale spouts at 200 yards just ain't gonna happen.
Here's a picture of a gray whale's tale that I took while fishing in Cabo San Lucas a few years ago:
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86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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Klinker
Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 876
Location: SD I-90
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Camera whoring to California |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | My helmet - this bee had a very bad day on Sunday.
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Probably the last bee in California. No almond crop this year...
Great photos, as usual.
| owrstrich wrote: | | ... i adjusted my valves... did a throttle sync... did a spline lube... did a brake pad change... replaced my rotor bobbins... installed a hid... realigned my bagster holes... detailed the bug eye brick... and armoralled my seat... all this morning... i did it all myself... |
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drmalacarne
Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 02 Mar 2008
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Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Very inspiring ride, Duke!
The asphalt in USA looks like a gass surface!
Here in Brazil we must pay attention to the holes in the tarmac, challenging our wheels....
I had my front wheel kneaded some time ago.
Guilherme.
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